Growth Lead
US$60,000 – US$70,000 / yr base salary
Posted 12 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Founding Growth Lead”
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- Expected experience
- 2+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
- Visa sponsorship
- Offered
| Base salary | US$60,000 – US$70,000 / yr |
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About the Role
Own prelaunch growth for an early-stage consumer AI hardware startup developing a wearable for private interaction with computers. You will work directly with the founder and a small founding team, building the audience and waitlist from the ground up.
What You'll Do
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Build and grow the prelaunch waitlist, making signups the primary measure of success.
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Create and distribute content that communicates the value of private computer interaction.
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Start with Instagram and LinkedIn, then test additional channels based on results.
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Run fast growth experiments with a small paid acquisition budget and invest more in approaches that convert.
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Own campaign messaging, distribution, and the insights gathered from each experiment.
What We're Looking For
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At least 2 years of growth or marketing experience building audiences or waitlists at early-stage startups.
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Experience growing an audience or waitlist from zero.
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Hands-on experience creating social content for Instagram and LinkedIn, with an understanding of how social platforms distribute content.
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Experience managing paid acquisition budgets and running rapid experiments to improve signups.
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Comfort working with small founding teams and taking ownership in an early-stage environment.
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Event planning and execution experience for audience growth is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: $60,000 to $70,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
Full-time, on-site in San Francisco, California, United States.